New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-09
THE YACHTS OFF CAPE COD
WORKING THEIR WAY TO MARBLEHEAD.
A BEAUTIFUL START FROM COTTAGE CITY-How THE
VOLUNTEER WAS HANDLED.
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BosToS, Sept. S-Anythn like breaking the record In
the race from Marhas Vineyard to Marblehead for the
Morgan Cups to-day prevented by the wind falling
light. But while 1t held good, the Volunteer easily
demonstrated her superiority the other big soops
From the start, to Pollock Rip, at which place the
Electra left the fleet. the Volunteer beat the Puritan
minutes 81 seconds the May6ower, Is minutes and AZ
seconds the Priscilla Is minutes and seconds, and
the Atlantic 10 minutes and AZ seconds. This was after
the race had been In progress four hours At the begin
ming and some time thereafter, the weather afforded
such test desired for the Volunteer. 1t was
windward work with lumpy and good stih breeze
that made the big heel until their lee decks were
awash and the result was that the Volunteer walked
handsomely from everything and she made better
weather than any OF her competitors. No seas broke
over her bows quarter. They seemed simply to fall
apart to make way for her Her speed has been kcned
to that OF scared dog, startled deer, even scaded
pig but nothing conveys good idea Of the rate at
which she can travel as the simple statement that sue
completely outsaed the successful cup defenders the
Mayilower and the Puritan, and what flyers they are
everybody knows There really to be no necessity
for any trial races except to keep the boom until the
Thistle gets here
Burgess's two-master, the Sachem also did wonders
Burgess has shown that he always improve on his
designs. Should the Thistle win the country will simply
order him build something TO beat her and confidently
await the result
Signs OF activity visible at early hour this
morning on the fleet of the New-York Yacht Club at
anchor in Martha's Vineyard Haven. The yachtsmen
were ar after dawn for TO them the cruise Is IN
no idle pleasure excursion slothfu they
have left at home. Generally they have to work hard
to bed late and rise early but for all TINS the noDe
sport in which they engaged furnishes them ample
compensation. Hardly had the morning sun gilded the
forest OF spars which lowered above the graceful low
lying hulls, when from them up acres of snowy
fnrt the tfa hnH
for the Morgan cups Marblehead should take
place at O'Clock in order that the yachts might have
chance To get TO the finish line before nightal the dis
tance being l26 miles. There a ten-knot breeze
blowing at sunrise the Northwest and before the
hour for the start arrived it had fcshened considerably
to brighten the event. topping the waves with foam and
gladdenng the hearts OF the yachsmen with the pros
pect of speedy and exciting race The following were
the entries with time allowances:
schooners- -Norseman allows Palmer 1857; Mohican'
SOB; Republic, i75l; varnna 800; sacaem, Ss:o6;
52:l2; Wanderer. not measured; Resolute, not meas
ured -
Atlantic $40; Priscilla, 1876.
second class sioops aud others-Ttania allows
BedouIn 3:22; Oracle. AL Pocahonas 6:2o; Fanny
9:2s; Stranger. 1888; Huron. 1929 Union, 1916
Cinderella 52l6; Clara $685. Uldis, l:O1:25 lseult
1:42:53
The Volunteer which the furtbest down the harbor
weighed anchor at 6l5 and towed to position near
the line she the first OF the sloops under way and
nadon board a number OF visitors Shortly after the
Volunteer the Mayfower and then the Puritan started
The front test their sails and cruise about Tor
good places from which 10 shoot across the line Though
there was considerable motion the water the Nolun-
teer rode smoothly as II on lake. The Atlantic,
which had left the squadron In last night prepared
| to try her luck AGAINST New-Engiand yachts The
/ Genesta was In the leet The Norseman was the first
schooner be moving shortly after her the Palmer
was under way. The Norseman was encouraged by her
success In leading to the Vineyard and Will give the
sachem and the Palmer n lively tustle for the $1,000
stake to-day At 6:45a M the flagship Electra steamed
oct Of the harbor position one mile north Of East
Chou Light Along the bluffs. as the time for starting
approached. crowds OF people gathered Tn" time OF
! starting a follows: